Re: Simple Client Connectivity question
From: Adam Raff (adam_at_nospam.postalias)
Date: 02/03/05
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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:46:39 -0500
Mike,
Sorry but I am not familiar with SQL. I believe we have tried running it
without the Client install from the CD and we were not able to connect.
Does the CD client version install anything else or configure something
automatically?
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@epprecht.net> wrote in message
news:39E05283-1B7F-47A9-8CFE-5ADA71052146@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Windows XP already comes with MDAC v2.8. MDAC 2.1 is shipped with SQL
Server
> 2000. There is no need to distribute the client access libraries as they
are
> on the machine already.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/data
>
> Regards
> Mike
>
> "Adam Raff" wrote:
>
> > Good Day,
> >
> > I have a simple question that perhaps somebody in this group can help me
> > with.
> >
> > We have a application that requires us to connect to our SQL Server (SQL
> > 2000). One of the things that I have to do for each desktop is install
the
> > connectivity part. I do this by insetting the SQL CD, during the
install
> > part I get an error that popps up and it says Only the client components
> > will be available for installation (I am loading this on a Windows XP
> > system). I click continue and I enter my code and I then get two
choices.
> > Once choice allows me to install tools and connectivity or I can choose
just
> > the connectivity part. I choose connectivity part and bang I am now
able to
> > get into my program and my program is able to connect to SQL.
> >
> > Now to my problem, I have a remote user that I need to send out stuff to
so
> > they can install the software. I am able to burn the application and
> > instruct that person on how to install it. I would rather not send a
copy
> > of my SQL CD to the person.
> >
> > So is there a stand alone app for the client side of things that I can
> > download from the web which I can send him. So that he can just have
the
> > connectivity like I get from the SQL CD. Or is there a way of just
taking
> > that part from the CD and send it to the person.
> >
> > Thanks for your help
> > Adam Raff
> >
> >
> >
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